Friday, January 02, 2009

Oh Yea, Now 3rd Hand Smoke

From Nick at WISN and Science Daily.

"Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking"
 Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking

ScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2008) — Need another reason to add "Quit Smoking" to your New Year's resolutions list? How about the fact that even if you choose to smoke outside of your home or only smoke in your home when your children are not there – thinking that you're keeping them away from second-hand smoke – you're still exposing them to toxins? In the January issue of Pediatrics, researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and colleagues across the country describe how tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette is extinguished – a phenomenon they define as "third-hand" smoke.

Oh, yea, really!

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